Critical Review: mCig (MCIG) and British American Tobacco (BTI)

mCig (OTCMKTS:MCIG) and British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

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This is a breakdown of recent ratings for mCig and British American Tobacco, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

mCig

0

0

0

0

N/A

British American Tobacco

3

3

1

0

1.71

British American Tobacco has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.08%. Given British American Tobacco’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe British American Tobacco is more favorable than mCig.

Dividends

British American Tobacco pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. mCig does not pay a dividend. British American Tobacco pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares mCig and British American Tobacco’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue

Price/Sales Ratio

Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Price/Earnings Ratio

mCig

$7.08 million

17.36

-$1.07 million

N/A

N/A

British American Tobacco

$26.15 billion

3.40

$48.37 billion

$3.68

11.35

British American Tobacco has higher revenue and earnings than mCig.

Risk and Volatility

mCig has a beta of -2.23, suggesting that its share price is 323% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.7% of British American Tobacco shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares mCig and British American Tobacco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

mCig

-34.94%

-23.97%

-19.28%

British American Tobacco

N/A

N/A

N/A

Summary

British American Tobacco beats mCig on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

mCig Company Profile

mCig, Inc. operates in the cannabis industry in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Cultivation, Manufacturing and Distribution (CMD); Retail Sales; Media and Technologies; and Agriculture. The CMD segment designs, develops, engineers, and constructs modular buildings and green houses that assist cannabis and herbal growers in the market, as well as offers consulting services in the cannabis industry. The Retail Sales segment engages in the retail, distribution, and online sale of electronic cigarettes, CBD products, and vaporizers, as well as supplies for cannabis distributors, growers, and dispensaries. The Media and Technologies segment operates 420cloud, a social platform for advertising services in the cannabis and cryptocurrency markets; and provides software solutions, Website development, and other social media services. The Agriculture segment is involved in planting and growing industrial hemp. mCig, Inc. offers financial and consulting services to cannabis and cryptocurrency markets. The company was formerly known as Lifetech Industries, Inc. and changed its name to mCig, Inc. in August 2013. mCig, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Las Jacksonville, Florida.

British American Tobacco Company Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides cigarettes and other tobacco products worldwide. It manufactures vapour and tobacco heating products; oral tobacco and nicotine products, such as snus and moist snuff; cigars; and e-cigarettes. The company offers its products under the Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, Benson & Hedges, John Player Gold Leaf, State Express 555, and Shuang Xi brands. The company sells its products to retail outlets. British American Tobacco p.l.c. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.